Cecilia Gentili's legacy lives on as trans Latinx group receives first-ever HRC grant (exclusive)
The Cecilia Gentili grant will assist groups aiding trans women of color, sex workers, immigrants, and the formerly incarcerated.
August 13, 2024
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Today's a Day to Celebrate — and Defend — Trans and Nonbinary Folks
Transgender Day of Visibility finds the community more visible than ever but having to fend off unprecedented attacks.
March 31, 2021
Transgender Awareness Week: Why It Matters and How to Observe It
The week highlights not only the challenges faced by trans people but also their resilience and joy.
November 13, 2023
Judge: Trump Must Provide Names of Those Who Pushed Trans Ban
A federal judge's order has the potential to further embarrass the administration.
March 22, 2018
Tori Cooper's Work Is Trans Liberation
This Advocate of the Year knows all LGBTQ+ people deserve health and happiness.
October 29, 2023
Betsy DeVos's Education Dept. Threatens Funding for Pro-Trans Schools
The department says transgender girls shouldn't be allowed to compete with cisgender girls and threatens federal funding for some Connecticut locales.
May 28, 2020
Uncover the Latest False Claim of Trans Bathroom Harassment
Supporters of a campaign to repeal California's new law supporting transgender students are once again publishing false claims that allege trans teenagers are harassing their female classmates in restrooms.
October 29, 2013
Celebrating Pride Month and democracy with the Human Rights Campaign’s leader, Kelley Robinson (exclusive)
The history-making president opens up about her role in an exclusive interview with The Advocate.
June 7, 2024
Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Georgia, Mississippi
Bianca "Muffin" Bankz of Atlanta was a formerly homeless woman rebuilding her life, and Dominique Jackson of Jackson, Miss., was a community leader. Both were just 30.
February 4, 2021
Transgender Day of Visibility is the day to elevate the voices of the marginalized (exclusive)
As the world pauses to acknowledge Transgender Day of Visibility, it’s important to understand that representation matters.
March 31, 2024
Report: More Than 2,000 Incidents of Anti-LGBT Violence in 2013
In its annual report, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs provides dire news for intersectionally oppressed LGBT people.
May 29, 2014
Two More Trans Americans Reported Killed in 2021
Za'niyah Williams and Nikki Turietta both died by violence in December.
January 28, 2022
Black Trans Woman Kesha Webster Found Dead in Jackson, Miss.
More than 100 community members came out for a vigil Friday to honor the 24-year-old's life.
April 5, 2022
Black Trans Women Killed in Philadelphia, Louisiana
Kee Sam (pictured) and Mia Green are the latest known transgender homicide victims in the U.S.
September 30, 2020
Beyoncé’s Charity Supports Human Rights Campaign’s Vegas Equality Ball
The celebration of Black and Brown queer culture will feature various artists and performers.
August 9, 2023
DOJ Launches Trans Outreach Program
With nearly half of all transgender individuals unwilling to report crimes to police for fear of being further harassed and mistreated by officers, the U.S. Department of Justice is working to remedy this ongoing issue.
April 21, 2014
President Biden, HHS Secretary Becerra mark Transgender Day of Remembrance
"There should be no place for hate in America — and yet too many transgender Americans, including young people, are cruelly targeted and face harassment simply for being themselves," Biden said.
November 20, 2024
Black Transgender Women Killed in Louisiana, Florida
Fifty Bandz and Alexus "Kimmy Icon" Braxton have become the latest casualties in this epidemic of violence.
February 9, 2021
Transgender Women Killed in Georgia, North Carolina
Destiny Howard and KC Johnson are the latest casualties of the epidemic of violence against trans Americans.
January 26, 2023
Meet the First Trans White House LGBT Liaison
Advocates are cheering for Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a Latina public policy expert who becomes the first out transgender person to serve as the White House's LGBT liaison.
March 14, 2016
Geri Judd Is 2021's Latest Confirmed Trans Homicide Victim
Judd, who was shot to death in Louisiana in September, has just recently been acknowledged as transgender.
March 4, 2022